7.4/1013 votes#1 - Out of the Ashes
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/4/1991
Ethan and the children return to Paradise where Ethan is convinced to take on the role of town marshal. Ethan builds a new home for his family and he and Amelia become engaged. A new character, Dakota, arrives in town and decides to stay. He rubs Ethan the wrong way, but hits it off with Claire, much to her uncle's disdain.
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 9.2/1013 votes
#2 - The Bounty
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/107 votes
#3 - The Women
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/1991
No description available
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1010 votes
#4 - Bad Blood
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/1991
No description available
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/107 votes
#5 - The Valley of Death
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/1991
No description available
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1010 votes
#6 - A Bullet Through the Heart
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/1991
No description available
Director: Robert Scheerer
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#7 - See No Evil
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/1991
No description available
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- 9.3/1012 votes
#8 - Birthright
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/1991
The Carroll children's father Robert returns and tells Ethan he wants custody of the kids. At first resistant, Ethan begins to feel the children might be safer living with their father, however neglectful he has been in the past, than with him. But it turns out Robert may have brought danger of his own into the children's lives.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
- 9.7/1010 votes
#9 - A Study in Scarlet
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/1991
Paradise is thrown into a state of terror when a serial killer begins targeting the town's woman. Ethan must identify and catch the killer, who has set his sites on Claire.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/107 votes
#10 - The Search for K.C. Cavanaugh
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/5/1991
No description available
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/109 votes
#11 - Shield of Gold
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/1991
No description available
Director: Cliff Bole
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Twenty-Four Hours
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/3/1991
This episode follows a day in the life of Marshal Ethan Allan Cord, who is considering giving up his badge and leaving Paradise. Over a period of ""twenty-four hours,"" Ethan must contend with a series of disputes between townspeople as well as at home. Spoiler: In the end, he decides to stick it out and remain in Paradise.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.2/107 votes
#13 - Unfinished Business
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/14/1991
Ethan learns that an old enemy of his is headed for Paradise looking to shoot it out. To protect the children, he sends them away on a trip, but they realize that something is wrong at home. As the gunfight nears, both Ethan (in Paradise) and the children (waiting at the train station) both reflect back to how they've become a family (via flashbacks to previous episodes). Spoiler: In the end, the children don't take the train and rush back to their uncle in Paradise. He has defeated the other gunfighter and he and the children are reunited.
Director: Harry Harris
Writer: N/A
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The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:CBS
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Out of the Ashes" is the best rated episode of "Paradise" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Cliff Bole and written by N/A, it aired on 1/4/1991. This episode is rated 1.8 points higher than the second-best, "The Bounty".